Signaling device



Aug. 3, 1943.` R. s, czAcHoRsKl SIGNALING DEVICE Filed March 13, 1942hvafkw orsk M'omeb i e "fkfveiiiieneieees' te V wise,` become stuckdevice-"ana menait-reabrir@ anjfeieetricauy 1 inel-'alstrmwrs-ignarsmwnand resented in o o as "l refine I abo'velindieated #are""'acterioffafcomposod-line; n

yf Matrices released "fromf the imagazines Yof `any fgiveiifseriesfincomposing vajlline of type,mustiall` be returned-to' their *respectivemagazines before :series of inagazinesare shifted---tofanother Seriescontaining-ia diflerent'iclassoifffmatrices sihceany shift prior tothereturn of theseveral matrices"-to"tliirffuesipeotive1 magazines resultsY [either in injuryI to the `matrices, causes `them` to fallinto thewrong magazine or a line of cast vtv'pe of differing character results.`

The visual electrically operated signal of the above noted `patentindicates When` there areA matrices inthe distributor box of theinachineand whenthere are any matrices on theIdistributor bar butsuch signalfails to indicate instances wherein matrices, `becauseo! damage orotherin the chute leading to its magazine.` I Q1 191 Thus in instanceswherein a matrixvbecomes so n stuck in its chute, subsequent likematrices re-1 "leased from the distributor bar will'v eventually I Ipile up behind the stuck matrix whereupon with VVpreviouslyiusedin`composing aline .of .bast `:havefbeen returnedrtotheir respectivemagazines 1" An illustrative embo'diment .of the invention-is v.shownin@the accompanyingdrav'ving;Vlaardin-... -A f y If *1 `:'Eigure l is te,"'fragmentary frontA elevational `4View of"fa' l typical typographicalmachine, par-H `ticularly showing vthe upper lframe portionitliere`` mii previdedwithfme meresries cfa-plurality `matrix(distributing screws,powerloperatedkrneans j onffiine mitigare v1;

i ViewI of the; frlower 5 .portion I .of that 1 part" of? `:the

machineishowninFigurefl;and I I ningun 411s ia wmng'fdiagram ortneeieetricauy i operated signal ziorqindicatingfito Vthe operator ofVwthemachine Ithat-al1 :of the matrices; previously `used in `composingfaline "of `cast typehave`been n3rretiir'n'edwtotheir respective-magazinesReferringthenltothe drawingwhereiniililte` I, ,partsfofthw typographicalmachineandiits sig-I naling device there shown rare each udesignatedlbv1 -theisameiwnumerals iin .the `severalfiliewsy@the -fuppergfframe yportion or? ithei :machine 'generally- =Idesig'xiatctiII `m Iis oprovided lwith -an electricIswitch II connected .witlra suitable sourceofi-electric I flenergy', an. electric lincandescent `:ili'g'hti'ibulbI2 .within .an electric circuit andv awtrimsmmer .i a '1i-interposed,between thefwitch gIlI and the l-mfvo'lt ricircuia i VThe machine isfurtherI provided with'a con. fventional matrix liftinglever IIIfor'elevating a ,plurality of matrices after theyhav'e been usedincomposing a cast lineIofV type,matrixshifter I `lever I5 and itsmatrix shifter bar I6, matrix dis-` i tributor box I'I, matrixdistributor Ibar I8; matrix 4disposed below the distributor bar IB`infspa'ced` I relation thereto andeach chute leads Vto agiven matrixreceiving andreleasably retaining matrix magazine 24 or 25, dependingupon whichseries i `the shifting of` one series o! magazines to another,I.

` I injury tothe machine irequentlyresults which injuriesgenerallygrequire considerabletime, to

repair.

Thus, theprimayfobject vof the instantie-f f `vention is toprovide anelectrically operated sig-I I i nal,` hereshown as visiblewhichindicates tothe C operator of themachine that all of the matrices fdistributing screws I9, 20, 2| and poweroperatedl means 22 for operatingthe matrix distributing screws. I I A i A plurality of matrixdistributingchiitesA 2.2` are oi' magazines are` in operativeshifted'position whereby matrices 26 automaticallyreleased from thedistributor bar I8 above their proper chute,

dropsthereinto and slide into .their respective' magazines. I I

" The matrixdistribuvting screws I9, 20 are not-v insulated but are`grounded to :the frame of the@ A l 55 'hmacliinewhereasthe screw 2Iyissuspended from its bracketv carrying'electric energy and vis Ythuswinsulated` as indicated in Figure 2.

The several magazines 24,V 25 are likewise not whereas the severalchutes 23 supported on brack- Vets 2 8 carry electric energy and areinsulatedas indicatedin Figure 3.

Ifhe machine is preferably circuitV4 as indicated inthe electricvwiringdiagram i shown in Fi'gure 4, }the former being visibllerto thefoperatorseated in front of the machine might be ned into theY eircuitwiiiehoperates the Y machine-to break such circuit and 'cause themachine'rtofail toloperate should any matrix be l' insulated and lare'vgrounded 'tothe machine 'where'asthe latter is visible at the rear olf the Thus in`instances wherein a set of matrices 26 Vhave been elevated by the'matrix'lifting-lever j|4 i .the distributorbox IIzbyithe matrix-shifterlever .J5 :and its vshifter vbar 16, :the switch il remains Yclosedfto'light the bnlbs-i2, 29V as in the abovenoted'patent,indicatinggtorthe operator that jfmatric'esare in thedistributor box l'l and there. fore ,unsafe to shift from onevseries ofmagazines Y 'to@anotherser-ies.' 1 j I l ,Ater the vshifter bari 5moves-the, matrices i f .from the distributor box: 1 1, ontogtheg,matrix disrtribut'or bar 18,.,the switch'Y il lis opened by the rshifter bar I GasshownlinFigure q1; but the electricicircuit remainsclosed by ,the'matrices- LG on thedstributor bar iwhicniorm ifaVv switchb'e'- jl-,wcenithe uninsulated: screws :I 9;; 2! and the'insuyiat'edscrew 2t.' kThusthe light bulbs l2, 29 re; mainAlit until the matrcesarereleasedffromthe distributor `bar I8 andf-fa'll into their'. respectiveY. f chutes 2 3', Aagain;indica-ting1togthe Voperator when `he;may:sfn`itt from, jone;,ser ies `of miagazines to 'i another series.; l f

` v When, however,=`one rone seriesro magazines to another series'. u

Although .a visible electric: signaling device Vis YA;hereinillustratedland described, it will be undergo; vstoodthat thesame-maybe 'audiblafsuch asian' electrical bell within the circuit vorthelcircuit V machine in instances wherein'therearward porf tion, ofthemachine vis ,beinginspected or is being f repaired.

stuck in its chute and before the same has been delivered'to its propermagazine. v Y

It'will thus be seen that the electrically operated distributing signalherein shown and described is a marked improvement over the sig' nalingdevice illustrated and described in the above identified patent, andwhile but one specific embodiment of the invention has been hereinvshown and described, it'will be understood'that certain details oftheconstruction shown may A be altered or omitted without departingfromthe spirit of the invention as the sameis 'dened by 1 V adistributor box for Ereceiving matrix lines, a r matrix. receivingchutedisposed aber/e each magazine in'v electrically insulatedrelatioifr'with` respect to its magazine, a distributorbar fordis- 3o, sopen v position by said matrix `advancing member v Y butadaptedltoloseluponnwement olf-said mem* l orv morematrices 25jbe7 comeistuckbetweenia chute 234 andits magazine tributing the matrices to theirpropermagaz'ines, a member movable from a normal; position yto apo'sition'ior advancing 'the 'matrices Vfrom the disvtributor boxtothelistributor bar,Y a signal, and

controlling circuits therefor, onel of said circuits having aswitchlthereinnormallyA maintained in berA from normal position: andYduringtheinatrix advancing operation of saidv member, another of Y saidcircuits being connected to the several chutes andnormallyopenbutrenderedclosed by a ina-'- i -trix when in 'contact withga`magazine an`d its f 2. A'typographical machine havinga'plurality -ofmagazines each adaptedto receive matricesf'of `likecharacter;amatrixueceiving chutedisposed above 'each magazine'in` electricallyinsulated revlation with respect to its magazin@adstributor bar disposedaboveg the chutes for distribu ting n matrices to theirproper chute',vanda signal. andl 1 controlling Crcuitltherefor connected in parallelwith a source `of :electric energy and connected also to the severalchutes, said circuit being normally Vopen butj renderedclosedby; avmatrix when in' Contact with amagazinean'd its chute. i Y i machinehaving-a plurality

